What a gross prospect that a 30-years-going (and at least
20-years-miraculous) band like Hoboken’s finest have to contend with
critical acclaim, that tempestuous thing that doubts itself every so
often when a band simmers for too long.

80 Tiny Mix TapesThere’s a power in this music to carry the listener “beyond mistrust”
to a place where people say what they mean and keep their promises. And
there’s a power in this band to persist, still, nearly 30 years later,
and probably to persist too in our ears long after they fade for good.

By this point, Yo La Tengo
have developed not just a style, but a voice of their own so distinct
that the deeper the details go determines how strong the album can be. Fade is rich with details and grows richer the closer one looks.

80Pop Matters Indeed, much of Fade feels like an exercise in free association
with previous Yo La Tengo efforts, making it an album that’s appealingly
familiar, yet without seeming like it only revisits past triumphs.

80No RipcordFade is a sign of perseverance for the group, as the
album perfectly details just what is so essential and appealing about
the group, and why there will always be a place for these guys in the
world of indie rock.

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75Under The Radar

But for a band that has made change their consistent state, Fade is another welcome stop on a career that shows no signs of growing old.